poetry is not—except in a very limited sense—a form of self-expression. Who on earth supposes that the pearl expresses the oyster?

She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain

But also . . . I have plenty of people around me to talk to, and no one to be honest with.

The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?

Freedom of the mind requires not only, or not even especially the absence of legal constraints but the presence of alternative thoughts.

I surround myself with authentic and loving people who share my journey of personal growth and awakening.

It is predictable that God will take care of us. What's unpredictable is how he will do it.

Especially now when views are becoming more polarized, we must work to understand each other across political, religious and national boundaries.

[I]nside every computer, there is a hidden man being bored.

Marriage is an institution very safely guarded.

People feel that in too many ways the EU is something that is done to them, not something over which they have a say.